GES Warns Against Exam Malpractice as Over 60,000 Candidates Gear Up for BECE on June 11
Accra, Ghana - 10 June, 2025 - The Ghana Education Service has announced that a total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females, will sit for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country.
The examination, scheduled to run from June 11 to June 18, will take place in 2,237 centers nationwide.
According to the Ghana Education Service, all materials and timetables have been dispatched to the centers, and the service is fully prepared to ensure a smooth and credible examination process.
Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, emphasized the importance of upholding integrity during the exams, cautioning candidates against cheating and warning invigilators and supervisors to maintain strict professionalism.
“We need the cooperation of all stakeholders to ensure that examination malpractice of all forms is reduced to the barest minimum or eliminated, because examination malpractice does not have a system to accurately measure the performance of the student.
He assured that invigilators who aid examination malpractice will face severe punishment.
“Once students are cheating their way through, it is difficult to ascertain how well our education system is performing. So we are appealing to all to support us in fighting examination malpractices. Invigilators who are caught aiding examination malpractice will be severely punished,” he cautioned.
The Ghana Education Service has reiterated its commitment to preserving the integrity of the basic education system and urged the public to support efforts to prevent examination malpractices. This comes as the service prepares to clamp down on exam fraud.
The 2025 BECE cohort represents a 5.99% increase from the 2024 entry figure of 569,236 candidates. Additionally, 1,661 private candidates, comprising 858 males and 803 females, will sit for the exam, marking a 19.49% increase from the 2024 figure of 1,390 candidates.
The West African Examinations Council has made provisions for candidates with special educational needs, ensuring that no child is left behind during the examination process.
As the examination approaches, stakeholders are urged to ensure a peaceful and orderly examination environment. The Ghana Education Service has assured that adequate provisions have been made for candidates with special needs, and the public has been called upon to support the efforts to maintain the integrity of the examination process
Source: Lead News Online
